योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-12, verse-28

खलाः कालेकाले निशि निशितमोहैकमिहिकागतालोके लोके विषयशतचौराः सुचतुराः ।
प्रवृत्ताः प्रोद्युक्ता दिशिदिशि विवेकैकहरणे रणे शक्तास्तेषां क इव विदुषःप्रोज्झ्य सुभटाः ॥ २८ ॥

khalāḥ kālekāle niśi niśitamohaikamihikāgatāloke loke viṣayaśatacaurāḥ sucaturāḥ ,
pravṛttāḥ prodyuktā diśidiśi vivekaikaharaṇe raṇe śaktāsteṣāṃ ka iva viduṣaḥprojjhya subhaṭāḥ 28

28. khalāḥ kālekāle niśi niśitamohaikamihikāgatāloke
loke viṣayaśatacaurāḥ sucaturāḥ pravṛttāḥ
prodyuktāḥ diśidiśi vivekaikaharaṇe raṇe
śaktāḥ teṣām kaḥ iva viduṣaḥ projjhya subhaṭāḥ

28. The wicked are very cunning, constantly active and intensely striving everywhere, especially at night, in a world where vision is obscured by a dense fog of delusion. These thieves of hundreds of sense objects are engaged in stealing one's unique discrimination (viveka). And who among their so-called 'good warriors' would be capable in battle if they abandon the wise?

Words meanings summery:

• खलाः (khalāḥ) - wicked persons, rogues, villains

• कालेकाले (kālekāle) - at every moment, constantly, from time to time

• निशि (niśi) - at night

• निशितमोहैकमिहिकागतालोके (niśitamohaikamihikāgatāloke) - in a world where vision is obscured by a sharp, singular fog of delusion

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• विषयशतचौराः (viṣayaśatacaurāḥ) - thieves of a hundred sense objects

• सुचतुराः (sucaturāḥ) - very clever, highly cunning, skillful

• प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - engaged, active, begun

• प्रोद्युक्ताः (prodyuktāḥ) - intensely striving, well-prepared, ready

• दिशिदिशि (diśidiśi) - in every direction, everywhere

• विवेकैकहरणे (vivekaikaharaṇe) - in stealing the sole/unique discernment

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict, in the struggle

• शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable in battle (refers to the wicked ones' 'good warriors') (capable, able, powerful)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - refers to the khalāḥ (wicked persons) (of them, their)

• कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - the wise (as object of projjhya) (the wise ones (acc. pl.), of a wise one (gen. sg.))

• प्रोज्झ्य (projjhya) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left aside

• सुभटाः (subhaṭāḥ) - so-called 'good warriors' (referring to the wicked ones) (good warriors, heroes, mighty fighters)

Words meanings and morphology

खलाः (khalāḥ) - wicked persons, rogues, villains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khala

khala - wicked, bad, malicious (as adjective); rogue, villain, evil person (as noun)

Root: khal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb (e.g., 'are').

कालेकाले (kālekāle) - at every moment, constantly, from time to time

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of kāla (time) in locative singular, signifying 'at every time'.

निशि (niśi) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

Root: niś (class 1)

निशितमोहैकमिहिकागतालोके (niśitamohaikamihikāgatāloke) - in a world where vision is obscured by a sharp, singular fog of delusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niśitamohaikamihikāgatāloka

niśitamohaikamihikāgatāloka - place/state where vision is obscured by a sharp, singular fog of delusion

Complex compound noun in the locative case, describing the condition of loke.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśita+moha+eka+mihikā+āgata+āloka)

• niśita – sharp, keen, whetted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śo/śā (4P) 'to sharpen' with prefix ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: śo (class 4)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root muh (4P) 'to be deluded'.
  Root: muh (class 4)
• eka – one, single, sole, unique
  numeral/adjective
• mihikā – mist, fog
  noun (feminine)
• āgata – arrived, come, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (1P) 'to go' with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āloka – light, vision, perception, seeing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root lok (10A) 'to see' with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, vision

Root: lok (class 10)

विषयशतचौराः (viṣayaśatacaurāḥ) - thieves of a hundred sense objects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣayaśatacauura

viṣayaśatacauura - thieves of a hundred sense objects

Compound qualifying khalāḥ.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+śata+caura)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sphere, domain, subject
  noun (masculine)
  Root: viṣ (class 6)
• śata – hundred
  numeral/noun (neuter)
• caura – thief, robber
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root cur (10U) 'to steal'.
  Root: cur (class 10)

Note: Qualifies khalāḥ.

सुचतुराः (sucaturāḥ) - very clever, highly cunning, skillful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sucaturā

sucaturā - very clever, highly cunning, skillful

Compound of su (good, very) and catura (clever, cunning).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+catura)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• catura – clever, shrewd, cunning, quick
  adjective

Note: Qualifies khalāḥ.

प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - engaged, active, begun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged in, active, begun, proceeding

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt (1A) 'to be, exist, turn' with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies khalāḥ.

प्रोद्युक्ताः (prodyuktāḥ) - intensely striving, well-prepared, ready

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prodyukta

prodyukta - intensely striving, well-prepared, ready, assiduous

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (7P, 10U) 'to join, engage' with prefixes pra- and ud-.

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies khalāḥ.

दिशिदिशि (diśidiśi) - in every direction, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of diś (direction) in locative singular, signifying 'in every direction'.

विवेकैकहरणे (vivekaikaharaṇe) - in stealing the sole/unique discernment

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vivekaikaharaṇa

vivekaikaharaṇa - act of stealing the unique discernment

Compound noun in locative. Describes the object of the rogues' action.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (viveka+eka+haraṇa)

• viveka – discernment, discrimination, distinguishing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vic (3U, 7P) 'to separate' with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 3)
• eka – one, single, sole, unique
  numeral/adjective
• haraṇa – stealing, seizing, carrying away
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root hṛ (1P) 'to take, carry, steal'.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict, in the struggle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, conflict, struggle, war

Derived from root raṇ (1P) 'to rejoice, to sound, to go'.

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the battle against delusion or the rogues.

शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable in battle (refers to the wicked ones' 'good warriors') (capable, able, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful, strong

Past Passive Participle

From root śak (5P) 'to be able, to be powerful'.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'subhaṭāḥ' (referring to wicked ones).

तेषाम् (teṣām) - refers to the khalāḥ (wicked persons) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used in a rhetorical question.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - the wise (as object of projjhya) (the wise ones (acc. pl.), of a wise one (gen. sg.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vidvas

vidvas - wise, learned, knowing (as adjective); a wise man, scholar (as noun)

Present Active Participle

From root vid (2P) 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Functions as object of projjhya.

प्रोज्झ्य (projjhya) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left aside

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root ujjh (6P) 'to abandon, quit' with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: ujjh (class 6)

सुभटाः (subhaṭāḥ) - so-called 'good warriors' (referring to the wicked ones) (good warriors, heroes, mighty fighters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of subhaṭa

subhaṭa - good warrior, hero, mighty fighter

Compound of su (good) and bhaṭa (warrior).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bhaṭa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bhaṭa – soldier, warrior, hero
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaṭ (class 1)

Note: Predicative noun for the implied subject of the rhetorical question, referring to the wicked ones.